U.S. Warns North Korea Against Pueblo Crew Trial
The state department warned Pyongyang that any trial of the USS Pueblo crewmen would aggravate the crisis. Washington asked the International Red Cross to seek their freedom after North Korea labeled the captors as criminals.
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Washington
U.S
North Korea
International Red Cross
State Department
Robert McCloskey
International Committee of Thel
Red Cross
Puebla
Marines Escape North Vietnam Captivity Barefoot in Jungle
Two U.S. Marines, Cpl. Steven Nelson and Lance Cpl. Michael Roha, escaped from North Vietnamese captivity after two weeks, crawling through jungle barefoot to safety near Da Nang. They reached a Fifth Marine Regiment unit Tuesday, nine and two months early respectively, after a perilous trek with bleeding feet and improvised sandals.
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Saigon
Cpl
Steven Nelson
Elkhart
Ind
Lance Cpl
Michael Rohn
National City
Calif
DA Nang
U.S
Lance
Michael Roha
United States
Roha
Nelson
Chua Luu
Fifth Marine Regiment
Rohn
Truce Eve Marked by Red Blows
Saigon reports 21 Americans killed and 137 wounded in Viet Cong and North Vietnamese attacks as a seven day ceasefire began. Strikes hit Lai Khe An Khe Holloway and Phu Bai bases with casualties, while Khe Sanh saw limited fighting and a heavy supply lull.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
Khe Sanh
U S
Lai Khe
U.S. First Infantry Division
Red Cross
An Khe
Holloway
Highlands
U.S. 25Th Infantry Division
First Corps
Phu Bai
Third Marine Division
Protesters Hearing Is Continued in Iowa City Court
Nine defendants charged in the December 51 demonstration on the University of Iowa campus have the arraignment continued in Johnson County district court. Judge Clair Hamilton set 9 a.m. February 2 for filing motions for bills of particulars or other motions.
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Iowa City
Johnson County
University of Iowa
Clair Hamilton
Atty
William Tucker
Paul Kleinberger
Silver Springs
Gerald Ralph
Des Moines
Ross Peterson
Lory Rice
Michael J. Kennedy
Kennedy
Emergency Civil Liberties Committee
Daniel Boyle
Fred McTaggart
Albert Marian
North Liberty
Hamilton
William Meardon
Marian
Ray Harvey
Seven Held In Robbery and Blast Plot
FBI agents arrested seven men linked to the Minutemen accused of conspiring to rob four Seattle area banks after bombing a police station and a power plant. The group planned diversions around Redmond and Des Moines Washington and faced five year sentences and $10,000 fines if convicted.
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Washington
FBI
Minutemen
Seattle
Redmond
Wash
Des Moines
Duane Carlson
Joseph Haure
Ervin White
Edmonds
Jerome Diemart
Arlington
Mervyn Henderson
Bethel
Kelly Delano
Tacoma
Milton Dix
Greek Officers Ousted as King Constantine Plot Fails
Athens AP reports a military dictatorship expelled 33 high officers and retired 12 others for siding with King Constantine in his failed bid to topple the junta. The moves follow the unsuccessful plan to oust the regime.
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Athens
Constantine
Michael Curtis Killed in Crash On Glass Road
Michael James Curtis a 19 year old delivery driver for Bindler s Dairy was killed instantly at 9 30 a m Friday when the van he drove slid on glare ice on Glass road NE near Ross road and the Twin Pines golf course. He was thrown from the vehicle and found beneath it after it rolled into a ditch.
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Michael James Curtis
Skyline Drive
Glass Road
Bindler’s Dairy
Twin Pines
Ross’ Road
Curtis
Des Moines Rules New Construction Tax Under 2 Percent
Iowa revenue director William Forst announced that new construction will be taxed under the 2 percent service tax and closed a loophole in the sales tax credit law. The ruling overturns a prior tax commission decision that would have exempted millions in 1967 construction from the tax law.
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Des Moines
Iowa
William Forst
Forst
State Tax Commission
Tax Commission
Howard Hughes Eyes Massive Sands Hotel Expansion in Las Vegas
Industrialist Howard Hughes announces a 150 million expansion of the Sands hotel casino into a city within a city in Las Vegas. The plan adds 4 000 rooms to the current 778 and includes a large bowling alley ice skating rink indoor golf theater and extensive stores. Governor Paul Laxalt received the proposal in a message from Hughes who also issued newspaper announcements.
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Las Vegas
Howard Hughes
Sands
Paul Laxalt
Hughes
Sleuth Captures Britain's Train Robber in Canada
Detective Chief Superintendent Thomas Butler tracked down Charles Wilson, once of a £5.5 million 1963 mail train raid, to Rigaud near Montreal. Wilson lived with his family as Ronald Alloway, facing devalued currency and hidden British money.
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Montreal
Canada
Charles Wilson
Britain
Scotland Yard
Wilson
Birmingham
Supt
Thomas Butler
Butler
Tangier
Mexico
Spain
Holland
London
Police
Sir Joseph Simpson
Ronald Biggs
Bruce Reynolds
Biggs
Reynolds
Rigaud
Mounted Police
Ronald Alloway
Perry Bedbrooke
Alloway
England
Laird cites early warning on Pueblo threat from North Korea
Rep. Laird charged the United States ignored a warning from North Korea about moves against the Pueblo intelligence ship. He blamed missing escort protection from U.S. destroyer escorts and fighters at a South Korean base, saying eight fighters were nearby but not ready to fly.
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Milwaukee
Laird
R-Wis
U.S
Navy
Pearl Harbor
Washington
Milwaukee Journal
House Republican Conference
Pueblo
Mao supporters seize power in Kansu province
Peking radio reported that Mao Tse-tung supporters have seized power in the Chinese province of Kansu, with the development announced Friday.
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Hong Kong
UPI
Mao Tse-tung
Kansu
Peking Radio
Chuckle Quote on Crusoe and Friday Work Gift
A humorous line notes that only Robinson Crusoe finished all his work by Friday. The quip plays on the idea of a single character accomplishing tasks within a week using a famous literary frame.
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Robinson Crusoe
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